Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 6, 1921, Page 1

' The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and has the largest circulation in Northern Minnesota - e .VOLUME XIX. NO. 195 Minnes Wednesday ; cold D ] tonight. NORMALCY PLAN [t sz UNITED STATES Harding Proposes Definite _P'rc‘gl‘am Resteration to Nol \%5 ‘g;en 3 ’. \ DECLARES OTHER NAT\ MUST SAVE THEMSEL Says U. S. Will Help Rest of World Save ltwlfi Through Program Proposed ¢ (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 6.—President Harding today proposed to congress a definite and comprehensive program for restoring the United States to mnormalcy. Speeding up of plans to bring America again on a sound basis is " America’s best contribution to world- wide restoration,” the president said. ‘With representatives of all the world’s powers here, Harding served notice that the United States has no inten- tion of trying to save other nations. They must save themselves, he said. America will help unflinchingly “when they turn to heroic remedies for the menacing conditions under which they are struggling.” No American policies’ alone will cure the world’s ills, Harding said. = By sav- ing ourselves we will help the rest of the world save itself, -he declared. The president clearly outlined in a discussion the need for a high tariff. “It would better to remain on firm grounds, strive for £mple employment and high standard of wages at home and point the way to balanced budg- - ets as the remedies to cure disaster.” /Harding started speaking at 12:03 after receiving a tremendous ovation. The arms conference was referred to only briefly by the president. "4t is easy to believe a world hope is centered in the capital city,” he said.. “A most gratifying world ac- complishment is: not impossible.” Outstanding in ‘the president’s rec- ommendations toward bringing: this country back to normaley were: “Creation of a virtual court to-have judicial power to deal with labor disputes affecting, public interests. “Prompt enactment of the tariff bill and a provision for the fixing of vari- able duties by presidential order. “Revision of the shipping act to be based on recommendations shortly to be made. ! “Encouragement of co-operative - marketing program to aid farmers. “A constitutional amendment fto prevent the. issuance of unnecessary securities. 4 : “Speeding up of reclamation proj- ects to aid ex-soldiers and to provide more homes. 8 “Some revision of the tax bill re- cently passed.” ol The president was .believed to Have been taking a direct slap at the sev- eral blocks,” such as the agriculture group recently formed in congress when he discussed our system of gov- ernment. 3 ’ Asking for enactment of the allied debt funding bill, President Harding promised that if the requested author- ity is granted he would follow no pol- jcies conflicting with the proposal con- gress had in granting the loans. —Wrap With Care— TROOP NO. 1, BOY SCOUTS, ENTERTAIN SCOUTMASTFR Troop No..1 of the Bemidji Boy Scouts held .its regular meeting Myn- day night and it was the last meeting at which Scoutmaster C. L. .Cummer will be with them. Some of the par- ents of the boys prepared a’ light luncheon, consisting of cocod, buns, jce cream and-cake. Irvin Keeler rep- Tesented the troop- and showed the boys’ appreciation for Dr. Cummier’s services. Dr. Cummer is leaving for Merp- phis, Tenn., -this week., = A fountain “pen was presented him by the troop as a remembrance and a token of their appreciation.. Altogether a very enjoyable ‘evening was spent. —Mail Early for Christmas— PRODUCERSJOIN © - GRAIN GROWERS By Farm Bureau News Service i - St. Paul, Dec. 6.—At the end of its third week of organization work in Minnesota, the United States Grain Growers, Inc., announced that’ 256 ‘farmers and 14 elevafors in five counties had contracted to market their grain through the national co- operative agency. In’ Kittson -county, elevators 'at Kennedy and, Humboldt have signed ‘up; in Redwood, at Redwood Falls, ‘Walnut Grove and Belview; in Wa- tonwan, at Butterfield and LaSalle, and in Wright at Annandale. Lyon county still holds the lead in number of farmers and elevators signing con- tracts. In 11 states,” 767 elevators and 24,472 farmers have contracted to market 50,000,000 bushels through the United States Grain Growers, industrial || All-American End Is Big Factor in Team; Knee Not Healed Yet Urbara, Ill., Dec. 6.—If Charles Carney’s injured knee rounds . into shape’ we’ll have a championship team.” Such is the sentiment on the University of Illinois campus as the basketball season approaches. In a large measure, the success of the Illini quintet does depend on Carney. The big fellow, an all-Am- erican end, and captain of the floor ‘eam, wrenched his knee a_year ago the Ohio football clash. It has not _caled properly . yet. He attempted football this fall but another injury to the knee in the Michigan battle forced him to retire for the season. Lasf{ winter he wore a steel and ‘leather cast on his leg, but was of little service to the Orange and Blue. A long ‘rest has aided considerably but Coach Frank Winters is still du- bious regarding the captain’s chances to withstand a hard, gruelling’ cam- paign. Carney plays center and much of the offensive work ‘is built around him. Two 'years ago he led the West in points scored. He is vitally needed this winter as Reitsch, last season’s’ pivot, did not return to the univer- sity. < Walquist, Sabo and Collins are the three letter men on hand in ad- dition to Carney. The two former have practically cinched the forward berths, while Captain Collins has shown great improvement as back guard. That-leaves the running guard post open. Dave Wilson, football end, may get it but will be pressed closely .by youngsters of merit from the fresh- man squad. In case Carney can not play regu- larly Stillwell of Olney high fame is being groomed as understudy. Still- well is a brilliant basket shooter, and works nicely with the speedy passing game. Illinois =~ opens the conference against Ohio State at Columbus, Jan- uary 14. A number of practice tilts, including a ‘pair with Notre Dame, are scheduled previous to the cham- pionship inaugural. —Mail Early Week, Dec. 5— GOV. PREUS ENDORSES CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE Governor J. A7 O'Preus, in a Tetter to the Minnesota Public Health asso- ciation, strongly urges the people to purchase Christmas Seals. The gov- ernor’s letter, in substance, follows: “When we stop to consider the progress that has been made in the fight against tuberculosis in the last few years, we should consider it not only ‘a privilege but an obligation to doeverything within our power to bring this fight to a successful con- clusion. In view of the fact that the death rate in Minnesota from tuber- culosis last year was lower than it has ever ‘been in.the history: of the state, I cannot too strongly urg® the people -to aid the Minnesota Public Health association and ‘the county public health associations by purchas- ing Christmas Seals, which is the sole means' of financing these organiza- tions. L ¥ “Permit me to ‘take this opportun- ity of. congratulating you on: your splendid work in the past in public health education, and extend to you my best wishes for a successful sale of CGhristmas Seals!” K —Mailing Early Helps— INTERSTATE COMMISSION FORESEES RAIL RATE CUT General Reduction in Rates Will Probably Follow Present Inquiry P amsa] By James T. Kolbert - Washington, Dec. 6.—Lower rail- road rates in the near future were foreseen by the Interstate Commerce Commission today in its annual re- port to congress. After a' general declaration that the railroad situation is showing steady improvement, the commission said: A “We are hopeful “that with -an improvement in the volume of traffic and with further adjustment of oper- ating costs in harmony with prevail- ing tendencies, a substantiilly lower level of rates and fares will be com- patible with the rule of rate-making which has been prescribed by con- gress and at the same time permit an adequate maintenance of the properties.” This is taken to mean general re- duction in rates will follow the com- prehensive rate inquiry now in prog- ress under the direction of the com- mission. The cut is expected to come early next year. - The report reveals that the rail- roads have dropped from their pay rolls a half million employes within the last year. This has greatly aided the railroads in making a financial recovery. - ) . In addition the report said: “With the reduction in the level of wages effective as of July 1, 1921, net earn- ings in July, August and September, 1921, again showed substantial in- crease, although not reaching a rate of 6 per cent on the value of rail properties so determined for the United States as a whole,” BEMIDJI, MINN., TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 6, 1921 BREAKDOWNIN irela;'nd, Under New Séttlément! Arrived at Early Téaa'ly, to Be Irish Free State TO HAVE SAME STATUS | AS CANADA, AUSTRALIA ! If Ulster Does Not Wish to Join Free State, She Can Re- tain Her Own Status . (By United Press) 1 Birmingham, England, Dec. 6.— Ireland, under the peace settlement. signed by the representatives of the British and Sinn Fein governments, will be known as the Irish Free State, | Lord Birkenhead announced today. 1 Thé provisions of the agreement are: ) - The new ‘dominion _is to be known as the.“Irish Free State.” It is to have the same status as Canada, Aus- tralia, New Zealand and South Africa. In matters of finance the free state’ government will rule supreme. The | new government must pay her por- tion of, the nation’s war debt. Sinn Fein must give reasonable | guarantees to the South Ireland unionist minority. i If Ulster does not wish to join the free state she might retain her own status. In that. case she will submit to the ruling of the boundary com- mission, which will determine boun- dary lines between the Irish Free State and Ulster. If parliament does not sanction these terms, the government will go before the people on the issue and| submit to a general election, (By United Press) | London, Dec. 6.—The Irish peace! negotiations were snatched from the flames today.' An eleventh-hour agree- ment between Britain and the - Sinn Fein was, reached in the small hours of the morning in Downing Street af- ter hours of heated discussion. The pact was rushed to Belfast for the sanction of Ulster. The British pre- mier is’'to be summoned to consider the pact, which also will be consider- ed by the Dail Eireann in Dublin.* Authorities are confident the agree- ment will meet the approval-of all. Detailg will be submitted for publica- tion Wednesday morning. Sinn Fein headquarters announced the peace delegation ‘will return to Dublin to- morrow night. The news of the agreement sent a thrill throughout England. London has been prepared for the gloomy news of a breakdown, then at the eleventh hour, after months of work and worry over the terms, a ray of light struck out of the darkened sky| and flashed on the door at 10 Down- ing Street at 2:15 a. m. Weary delegates, worn by the hours of brain conflict, straggled out and climbed into their cabs to go | home to bed. The Irish question had}. been met. . “The ndws is not so bad,” a cabinet minister said. ‘“An agreement has been reached.” It was learned the agreement was signed by Lloyd George, Austin Cham- berlain, Lord Birkenhead and Winston (Continueud on Page 6) {war from my town, not one of them| fand Commerce association following FORMER SOLDIER TAKES | EXCEPTION T0 WATSON Be‘lievt’es /Tlll; ,Geo"i'xia Senntori Must Have “A‘Strgyed Into ) the Wrong Army” 4 | Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 6.—belief! that Senator Tom Watson, Georgia, has “strayed. into the wrong army"i when 'making his charges- before con-| gress of alleged hangings in the A. E./ F., has been expressed; by “W. S.,| Scranton, Pa.,” in.a letter to Ameri-| can Legion national headquarters| here. ¥ | “W. S.” details the only casualty in ‘ his “outfit” other than those inflicted ! by the Boches. “A corporal swallow ., ed some coffee which a dizzy K. P.| had held a lantern over, letting a| couple of drops of kerosene fall into| it. The corporal didn’t feel like eat-| ing for a week and washed his mouth out with commissary soap.” | In further declaration of the “sad lack of hangings, drawings, quarter- ings and draggings down hill in nail-!* lined barrels by horses going four dif- | ferent ways,” the author hates to ad- mit that “of all the merl{who went to | was shot at sunrise or any other time for wearing boots at reveille.” | Of the eight men in his squad, “W. | S.” declares that seven escaped the/ war unhanged. “The eiglith rests in‘ an honorable grave on the_slopes be-! low the village of Romange. . He died of a machine-gun wound in the face of the enemy-—not, Senator Watson, of a taut rope in the presence of a lot| of gawking lieutenant colonels (I] don’t suppose they’d let the privates| in on a thing like that). “But there’s-one thing they would | have let us_in on. They might not have let us see all the company pun- ishment executions Senatér Watson | tells about, but don’t you suppose the | underground wireless of soldiery| would have spread the news gwaund’!”: -—Mail Early Week, De¢, 5— l EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ASSOCIATIGN LUNCH| An interesting’ and inskructive pro- gram has been arranged Jor the reg- ular meeting of the Bemidji Civic the regular weekly noon-day iunch- eon tomorrow. The program is di- rectly in line with American Educa- tion Week and it is urged that there be a large attendance. * The Teachers College der the direction of Mrs. A. Millan, and the High School Boys’ Glee club, under the direction of Miss Martha Fibigar, will give a number of_ selection: An address on “Education, the Greatest Investment for Community, State and Nation,” will be given by Miss Telulah Robipson of the Be- midji State Teachers college. C. L. Pegelow, commander ,of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion, will also give an address. “The Community’s Responsibility Toward the School,” will be the sub- ject of the address to be given by Superintendent of Schools J. C. West. —Wrap With Care— HOUSE OF DEPUTIES ADOPTS NAVY BUDGET Pafis, Dec. 6.—The nouse of dep- uties today adopted the naval budget by a vote of 347 to 203 after a de- bate. Minister of Marine Guisthau, who insisted that France must main- tain her naval defense, said the plan for 1922 provided for 56,000 men, being 6,000 more than France had before the war. | t | reclamation projects, he explained, as the two hundre RECLAMATION OF ARIDLAND Makes Annual Report of His Department, UNEMPLOYED THOUSANDS COULD BE PUT TO WORK Scores Red Tape in Pension : and General Land Offices, Causing Undue Delay (By United Press) Washington, Dec. 6.—A strong pol- icy toward hastening the reclama- tion of arid lands in the West was urged upon President Harding by Secwtary of the Interior Fall, in his annual report today. Large numbers of world war vet- erans and others could secure home- steads on the land thus made fit for cultivation, Fall said, Thousands of unemployed could be put to work un- der h a program, he added. This can only be done through million acres of un- reserved public lands now left is suitable only for grazing. Startling figures as to the' wealth lying dormant in ds owped by the government were disclosed. These wil] yield in royalties alone twelve bi lion dollars and the actual value of the oil and coal and other deposils |} $150,000,- | nir is roughly estimated at 000,000. Action by congr: proposals now pending would enable the government to put many unem- ployed to work, Fall’s report declared. Red tape in the pension and gen- eral land offices of the department was scored. Unless'the pension bu- reéau’is given more help, thousands of Civil war veterans will die before their pension claims can be passed by:the government,.Kall stated. Red tape in the general Iand oflice is hold- ing up titles on hom ds four and five years often because of technical errors made by the government agents themselves, he said. Fall painted a gloomy picture of! conditions in Alaska where the white population has dropped off 10,000 in the last ten years. One evil ar out of the fact that thirty-cight govern- ment bureaus and departments deal with Alaskan affairs and Fall urged congress to group all of these ac- tivities under the department. Ie also criticises the. “long distance” method of government which requires that many unimportant matters be rgfcrrcd back to Washington for de- cision entailing tedious dels be- cause of" the long time required for communicating with Washington by mail. . Serious economic conditions Hawaii because of the adverse turn in the sugar business was reported. F{dlure of congress to amend the im- migration laws so that coolic labor could be imported during temporary labor shortages was held respon in part. The failure of congress include Hawaii under the benefits bestowed in the educational aid measures was regretted. in WONDER, | WONDEE WHAT | 60ING TO Py ‘ 7 ‘GET? ¢ P 4| midji 65c PER MONTH S, A APPEAL SHOWING Arrangements Made for Hall; Unsolicited Are Asked to Assist Also The first day’s solicitation for the Salvitiod Army appeal with twenty teams covering the city met with favorable returns. As is usually the case with such campaig a large number of those to be solicited were out of town and will have to be called upon later, and many others were out of their places of business when the solicitors called. The cash subscriptions obtained by the various teams amounted to $1,283, and pledges of $174 made a otal of $1,457 for the day. Splendid work was done by all the teams which solicited and they met with most unanimous support. According to those soliciting on the drive, the sentiment toward the cause was most favorable and many commendatory remarks were made regarding the work done by the Sale vation Army. The work of checking up those not called upon; was done this morning and other teams will take up the work where it was left off yesterd Arrangements have been 1 e for securing ‘2 hall for the use of the Avmy on Third street. The store building owned by George T. Baker, formerly occupied by the Overland- Deleuil company has been rented from Mr. Baker and, after a few minor changes have been made, the Avrmy work will be carrvied on th It is expected that the first ser in the new hall will be held next Sun- day. There are many in the city who cannot be called upon for i tions, as this would nec house-to-house canvass, hoped that such will con ssitate a but it is ider their a ance is just as ne 'y as those who have been called upon that they will make their sub- ption by mail or take it personally s openced, or to . treasurer of the local advisory board. The need of funds will he v great this winter and it is hoped t those who have enough a will st the Army in its work of helping those who have not suflicient food -and clothing for themselves and their children. ' ~—Be Farly to Mail— COUNTY BOARD MEETS. - v The board of county commissioners is in regu wsion today and have a number of important matters for consideration. One of the most im- portant is the s of refundment road bonds, These bonds have been ed for sale a number of times p ously, but on account of the ious technicalities arising in conne tion with the legality of their sale, they were not disposed of. A number of bi today by the commissi and it is expected they will be disposed of at this time. The delegation from Thief River Falls consisting of Mes: Shaw, Bratrud, Arneson and Johns i ed on the commissioners this afte noon relative to the establishing of a Highway ‘castward from Goodridge in Pennington county to the shores of Red Lake, for the purpose of mak- ing the Red Lake accessible to the people of Thief River Falls and other Red Ri alley towns and communi- ties as a summer resort. —Wrap With Care— DELEGATION IS SEEKING NEW ROAD TO RED LAKE Thief River Falls Delegates Ask Aid; Seeking Summer Resort at Red Lake and a delegation consisting of Messrs. Shaw; Arneson and Johnston of Thief River Falls are in the city today for the purpose of interviewing the directors of the Civie and Commerce association and the board of county commissioners which is in regular on, in regard to support in securing a permmment te highway cast from Thief River I'alls and the Red River Valley towns to Red Lake, where it is planned to cstablish a fair summer resort for Red River Valley people, and any others who may wish to spend their summer vacation or a part of it there. A fine road runs from Thief Riv Falls east to Goodridge at the pry ent time, and the desire of the Th River Falls people and those of the other towns of the Red River Valley is to have a state road constructed from Goodridge cast to the sit¢ of the proposed. resort on Red Lake. At p: ent the Red River Valley peo- ple ve no real summer resort to which they may go, without coming a long distance south and east, but the establishment of the highway which they are asking for they would have a fine resort close to their homes. It was cxplained to the directors of the ass on that the road may be built with state and fedc funds but that a right-of-way would need to be established through the Indian T ion. The co-operation of Be- and Beltrami county is asked .l'ynr in having this dong, Mayor Bratrud ~ TO SELL ROAD BONDS| FINE RETURNS solfAktHARDING GIVES - CONGRESS DATA. ONNEW BUDGET Lets Arms Delegates Know What U. S. Intends to Do If Parley Fails [E—— $801,656,107 PROPOSED FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE President’s Message Reveals Dawes Was Able to Decrease First Federal Budget P By Herbert W. Watker Washington, Dec. 6. President Harding Monday gave notice to the world powers here for the arms limi- tation conference that if this great international parley fails he believes the United States should expend more than $800,000,000 on its army and navy during the year ending June 30, 1923, Submitting to congress the first national budget prepared by Budget Director Dawes, Harding estimated that the nation’s two arms of defense should expend $801,666,107 in the fiscal year 1923—or more than three times the pre-w appropriations of approximately $250,000,000. The es- timates, which were framed without regard for any, ligitation of arma- ment that may result from the confer- ence, are about $66,000,000 less than is being expended this year. The pres- ident m this respeet is following his policy that the United Sta 1 not make a big cut in its military and naval appropriations until all the pow- ers definitely agree to do likewise, The federal government during the year ending June 30, 1923, will cost the people of the United States ap- proximately three and a half billion dollars, Harding estimated. Although this amount is about three times the cost of the federal government before the war, the pres ident pointed out that the estimated enditures for the fiscal year of 3 would be $2,032,285,962.30 less than the payments from the federal purse for 1921, during which year he sumed oflice. The 1923 expendi- tutes, he said, would be $462,167,669 less than for the present fiscal year of 1922, Harding submitted to congress es. timates of appropriations for the fi cal year of 1923; and estimated ex- penditures and receipts for the same period. Despite stringent economy, the government on the basis of esti- bmitted will face a deficit 771,977 as the result of 1923 cal operations. Total ots [of the government during 1923 were estimated at $3 18,182,760, while cxpenditures : tual cash paid out of the treasury, were placed at $3,605,754,727. Ap- propriations asked for Monday total 4,801,113,669.63, but this includes $576,288,066 in postal appropriations which will be paid from postal rev- enuceg. This leaves a net total of $3,- 224,876,695.63. The difference be- twean this amount and the actuai cash expenditures will be made up hy appropriations which continue from year to year. This year, the budget report shows, the federal government will expend with W67,922,336, as compared $5,538,040,680.30, last year. Re this year will be $3,943,453, leaving a deficit to start the ne fiscal year of 1923 of $24,468,703; , - \\-hils-’u:-)u«eipts fjwfi. year ‘of $5,624,- 932,960, exceeded expenditures $86,892,271.61, i S The president’s message reveals that Dawes was able to reduce the first federal budget $12,806,310.95 below the amounts asked by the de- partments. Under a new systent installed by s, he cstimated the actual ex- l)fll\flltul'us from each department during the next fiscal year and then prvsvntml the appropriations asked. The iigl’or because of continuing ap- propriations which increase the amount the treasury pays out each vear above the congressional appr priations. This year, this increa was mnearly $900,000,000, but for 1923 Da v h:lds cut the continuing appropriations dc 4 ¥ R own to about $281,- —TTelp the Postman— + LEGION TO MEET THURSDAY NIGHT, The next regular meeting of the Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion will be held Thursday eve- ning at the rooms of the Civie and Commerce association at. 8 o’clock, and it is desired that all members be present. Other ex-service men who are contemplating membership are also invited to be present. Reports will be made on the Armi- stice day celebration by the various committee chairmen and several mat- ters of importance will be proposed at this time. Due to the financial logs experienced because of the Armistice day celebration, the post officers feel, that somthing must be done at once e the status of the post’s tr some program inter will be nd decided upon at the meeting (his week,